Title:
Maryland Bioenergy Center - Environmental Facility Construction
Author(s):
Nathaniel Tarbox
Publication:
Web Session
Volume:
ws_F25_NathanielTarbox.pdf
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Date:
10/26/2025
Abstract:
Learn about the construction of post-tensioned precast and cast-in-place concrete tanks. The Maryland Food Center campus in Jessup, MD, is the first anaerobic digester of its scale in the state. The facility is capable of recycling 110,000 tons of organics annually to produce approximately 312,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas for energy and 16,575 tons of fertile soil amendment for agricultural and other land use. The circular tanks were constructed by erecting precast concrete wall panels on a reinforced concrete foundation base. The cylindrical tank walls were then post-tensioned circumferentially.